General Robert E. Lee & General J.E.B. Stuart Postcard Lot

Includes five classic postcards with beautiful black & white images of two of the Civil War's and Confederacy's most prominent general's, Robert E. Lee and James Ewell Brown, "J.E.B." Stuart. #1: Superb chest up portrait of General Lee in his Confederate General's uniform coat. The original image was taken by J.W. Davies, circa 1863. #2: Full standing view of General Lee wearing his Confederate general's frock coat, sash hanging from his belt, while holding his gauntlets in one hand, and his Maryland presentation sword in the other, with the...  

General U.S. Grant Statue, Brooklyn, New York

Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. C.D.S., Warrensburg, N.Y., Sept. 1, 1915, with 1 cent George Washington postage stamp. Handwritten note in ink on the reverse and addressed to Troy, N.Y. Published by The American News Company, New York.

General Ulysses S. Grant: (1822-1885) Graduated in the West Point class of 1843. Fought with distinction in the Mexican War. Commander-in-Chief of all Union armies during the Civil War, 1863-65. He fought in the battles of Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Iuka,...  

Confederate Monument, Lexington, Kentucky

Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 postcard, with illustration of monument with Confederate soldier holding musket. Confederate Lot, Lexington, Ky. C.D.S., Lexington, Ky., Feb. 8, 1909, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp. Light age toning and wear.  

President Abraham Lincoln Memorial Postcard

Unused, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2, postcard, with beautiful full color embossed illustration. Female figure in robes with laurel wreath and a bronze tablet with striking bust view of President Abraham Lincoln and his birth and death years, 1809-1865. Floral display in the foreground. Minor edge and corner wear. Overall light wear. Very fine. International Art Publ. Co., New York-Berlin. Divided back era card from the "Golden Age of Postcards." Circa 1907-1915.  

G.A.R. Postcard, In Loving Memory

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with full color embossed vignette of a banner with spread winged eagle, crossed cannons artillery insignia, American flag, and the slogan, In Loving Memory. Copyright 1909, L.R. Conwell, N.Y. No postage stamp. C.D.S., Poughkepsie, N.Y., May 30, 1913.  

Abraham Lincoln, The Martyred President

"With malice toward none, with charity for all."

Unused, 3 1/2 x 5 1/4, ornately designed postcard, with full color embossed illustrations. Features a bust view of Lincoln in gold oval frame and an eagle in flight with an American flag and shield at the top. Below is a vignette of Mr. Lincoln with an outstretched arm as he delivers his 2nd Inaugural Address. 1809-1909, Lincoln Centennial Souvenir. Abraham Lincoln The Martyred President. One Hundreth Anniversary of his Birth at Elizabethtown, Ky., February 12, 1809. First...  

General George G. Meade's Headquarters, Gettysburg, Pa.

Unused, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 linen postcard, with full color illustration including inset with portrait of General Meade. Descriptive text on the reverse: General Meade's Headquarters. Gen. Meade with his staff arrived upon the field of Gettysburg from Taneytown at midnight on the first day of the battle and established his headquarters on the west side of Taneytown Road, in the rear of Cemetery Hill. From this point he directed the battles of the second and third days. The homely little cottage still preserved, shows the marks of shot and shell. Circa...  

Confederate Monument, Vicksburg National Park

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with black and white illustration. Confederate Monument, City Cemetery, Monuments in Vicksburg National Park, Vicksburg, Miss. C.D.S., Cleveland, Miss., Jul. 2, 1906, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.

Footnote: This type of postcard was used between 1901-1907, in what was called the "Undivided Back Era." You could only write the address on the back of the card. Any personal messages were restricted to the small white area on the front of the card.  

Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln

Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2, embossed postcard with full color illustration of the Inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln. C.D.S., Brooklyn, N.Y., Feb. 1, 1909, with one cent Ben Franklin postage stamp. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons as part of their Lincoln's Birthday series honoring the 100th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Light age toning and edge wear. Very desirable.  

General William T. Sherman Statue, Washington, D.C.

Used, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2, postcard, with black and white illustration. C.D.S., Washington, D.C., Apr. 25, 1907, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp. Postmarked by the receiving post office on the front of the card, Ansonia, Conn., Apr. 25, 1907, with American flag cancellation.  

Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument and Washington Hdqtrs., Williamsburg, Va.

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. C.D.S., Williamsburg, Va., Apr. 9, 1935, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.

 

Soldier's Monument, Haverhill, Massachusetts

Used, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 postcard, with full color illustration. C.D.S., Haverhill, Mass., Nov. 2, 1910, with 1 cent Ben Franklin postage stamp.